diff --git a/internal/node/node.bzl b/internal/node/node.bzl
index 18d7ce432a..3b8ce747ea 100644
--- a/internal/node/node.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node.bzl
@@ -353,10 +353,22 @@ if (process.cwd() !== __dirname) {
     else:
         executable = ctx.outputs.launcher_sh
 
-    # syntax sugar: allows you to avoid repeating the entry point in data
-    # entry point is only needed in runfiles if it is a javascript file
-    if len(ctx.files.entry_point) == 1 and is_javascript_file(ctx.files.entry_point[0]):
-        runfiles.extend(ctx.files.entry_point)
+    # Note: `to_list()` is expensive and should only be called once.
+    sources_list = sources.to_list()
+    entry_point_input_short_path = _ts_to_js(_get_entry_point_file(ctx).short_path)
+    entry_point_script = None
+
+    for f in sources_list:
+        if f.short_path == entry_point_input_short_path:
+            entry_point_script = f
+            break
+
+    if not entry_point_script and len(ctx.files.entry_point) == 1 and is_javascript_file(ctx.files.entry_point[0]):
+        entry_point_script = ctx.files.entry_point[0]
+
+        # Convenience: We add the entry point to the runfiles. This means that users would not
+        # need to explicitly repeat the entry point in the `data` attribute.
+        runfiles.append(entry_point_script)
 
     return [
         DefaultInfo(
@@ -371,14 +383,14 @@ if (process.cwd() !== __dirname) {
                         # Calling the .to_list() method may have some perfs hits,
                         # so we should be running this method only once per rule.
                         # see: https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/skylark/depsets.html#performance
-                        node_modules.to_list() + sources.to_list(),
+                        node_modules.to_list() + sources_list,
                 collect_data = True,
             ),
         ),
         # TODO(alexeagle): remove sources and node_modules from the runfiles
         # when downstream usage is ready to rely on linker
         NodeRuntimeDepsInfo(
-            deps = depset(ctx.files.entry_point, transitive = [node_modules, sources]),
+            deps = depset([entry_point_script], transitive = [node_modules, sources]),
             pkgs = data,
         ),
         # indicates that the this binary should be instrumented by coverage